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Malicious package

py23cryptPyPI

Malicious code in py23crypt (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-5636
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall py23crypt

Malicious versions

2 flagged
0.1.50.1.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9db03969a019374b8ee339d45996d001d89c24e9d4fa22bb471288c596670b01
c37b4fd410e1aee7afb7a8c14a5e563012f954c9fef87c05f2f6b7838b69c153

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for py23crypt (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging py23crypt across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove py23crypt from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If py23crypt was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks py23crypt before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. py23crypt on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.5, 0.1.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04418RLUA-2024-08852

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks py23crypt-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

py23crypt (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5636 | O3 Security